/
ɪnˈdɔːs,
ɛn-/
v.
- declare one's public approval of.
- sign (a cheque or bill of exchange) on the back to specify another as the payee or to accept responsibility for paying it.
▸write (a comment) on a document.
- Brit. enter an endorsement on (a driving licence).
Derivative
- endorsable adj.
- endorsee n.
- endorser n.
Etymology
C15: from med. L. indorsare, from L. in- ‘in, on’ + dorsum ‘back’.